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Title: Seasons in the Life of a Cowboy
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 08, 2007, 04:05:03 pm

It's cold and blustery in Wyoming right now. I was just wondering what cowboys are doing this time of year. Sitting around the bunkhouse working on their memoirs? Hanging out at the bar? Fixing flat tires? What do you think??

Title: Re: Seasons in the Life of a Cowboy
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 08, 2007, 07:01:00 pm

According to The Cowboy Way, by David McCumber, about a cattle ranch in Montana, cowboys are riding around in their trucks and unloading hay for their cattle at this time of year. They are also checking on the health of the cows and innoculating those that have nasty diseases like scours, runny eyes, and pneumonia. They are also tinkering with machines, and one big chore is to check the "drop." That is checking the cows to see how close they are to calving.

Title: Re: Seasons in the Life of a Cowboy
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 09, 2007, 05:32:05 pm

If you're interested in knowing more about the book The Cowboy Way, go here!

http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,7848.0.html (http://bettermost.net/forum/index.php/topic,7848.0.html)

Title: Re: Seasons in the Life of a Cowboy
Post by: brokeplex on December 16, 2007, 11:50:05 pm

Thanks this is interesting to me. I met some Montana cowboys this last summer while up in Missoula. I'll try to share their observations.

Title: Re: Seasons in the Life of a Cowboy
Post by: Front-Ranger on December 20, 2007, 11:50:26 pm

Looking forward to it, brokeplex!!